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Friday, 14 July 2017 16:01

Over 2.3m applied for 300,000 N-Power jobs –Osinbajo

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday disclosed that over 2.3 million youths have so far applied for the 300,000 jobs that are still available under the Federal Government’s N-Power scheme since the portal was reopened in June. Osinbajo disclosed this to journalists when he visited the scheme’s Response Centre in Abuja. Under the scheme, which is one of the components of the government’s Social Investment Programme, 500,000 youths are expected to be engaged. While 200,000 were employed in the first phase, the portal was reopened on June 13 for applications to fill the remaining 300,000 vacancies. Despite the high number…

Friday, 14 July 2017 03:55

Buhari calls from London to console Bisi Akande

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “heart-felt” sadness over the death of Mrs Omowunmi Bisi Akande, wife of the founding chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, (APC). Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, said Buhari’s condolence message was contained “in a letter penned by him”. He said the president had earlier spoken on telephone to the bereaved party chieftain on Wednesday, where he (President Buhari) described the death of Akande’s wife of 50 years as an “irreparable loss’’. The President’s message read: “I received…

Friday, 14 July 2017 03:53

Osinbajo meets Dogara, Reps behind closed door

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday night met behind closed doors with some principal officers of House of Representatives. The meeting which was held in Osinbajo’s official residence, Aguda House, inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja was said to have started at about 10pm. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, led other principal officers to the meeting. Some presidential aides also joined Osinbajo at the meeting which was believed to be part of efforts aimed at resolving the row between the National Assembly and the Executive. House of Representatives had on Tuesday handed down a seven-day ultimatum to the…

Friday, 14 July 2017 03:52

FG hires asset tracers to go after moneybags

The Federal Government has engaged the services of asset tracing-companies to investigate the tax payment status of 150 firms/individuals. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said yesterday in Lagos that investigators would rely on information derived from Bank Verification Number (BVN), records of property ownership, records of foreign exchange allocation, and records of company ownership from Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), among others, to ascertain the income status of the companies/individuals vis-a-vis their lifestyle. The minister, who delivered a lecture at PWC’s Business School, with the theme: “Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) Interactive Session for Executives and Business Owners”…

Friday, 14 July 2017 03:47

Emirates’ passenger dies on arrival at Lagos Airport

A Nigerian passenger on Emirates Airlines on Wednesday slumped and died on arrival at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The passenger, who arrived on the aircraft with registration number EK783 (DX), was identified as Dr Olusola Dada with passport number A04501199. Spokesperson for Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the incident on Thursday. Alabi said the incident was reported to the police authorities after the passenger was pronounced dead by medical personnel. The deceased, who was said to have flown in from the U.S. alongside his wife, reportedly collapsed at about 3.55p.m. at the…

Thursday, 13 July 2017 03:55

Buhari, Osinbajo talks: Cabinet shake-up likely soon

A Cabinet reshuffle is likely soon. It is all part of the fallout of Tuesday’s London meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, sources said, pleading not to be named. Some ministers may be dropped. Some ministers may also swap portfolios in the new plan. The imminent action is believed to be delaying the inauguration of the two ministers-designate already confirmed by the Senate. The looming shake-up has caused anxiety among members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). It was also learnt that President Buhari endorsed all the measures taken by the Acting President to keep the…

Thursday, 13 July 2017 03:49

FG grants N1.6 billion to 16 states affected by flood

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has directed Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, to immediately release N1.6 billion for 16 states ravaged by floods across the country. This was revealed on Wednesday by spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, while briefing reporters at the end of the meeting of Federal Executive Council, FEC. Mr. Adesina said the money is to help cushion the effects of the disaster on residents of the states. He also said the fund “would be taken from the Federal Government’s Ecological Account in the Central Bank of Nigeria”. He said Minister of Finance had been directed to…

Thursday, 13 July 2017 03:46

19 killed in Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri

Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defense force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, police said Wednesday. It was the deadliest attack in months in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency. Borno state police commissioner Damian Chukwu said 23 others were wounded in Tuesday night's attacks. The police commissioner said 12 of the dead were members of a civilian self-defense force and the other seven people had been mourning them. At least one of the suicide bombers was female, said…

Thursday, 13 July 2017 03:44

FG outlines eight ways to avert Cholera

Nigerians have been advised to use safe water and ensure general hygiene as part of measures to avert an epidemic outbreak of cholera in the country. Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in a weekly epidemiological report gave the advice and outlined eight ways to prevent the disease. WAYS TO PREVENT CHOLERA These are: Drink clean water, boiled or treated water with chlorine, or bottled water with unbroken seals and always cover container of water Use safe water to brush your teeth, wash and prepare food. Always prepare food in clean environment and wash kitchen utensils with soap and safe…

Thursday, 13 July 2017 03:42

Ajimobi commiserates with Akande over wife’s death

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has commiserated with former Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Bisi Akande, over the death of his wife, Omowumi. Mrs. Akande died during a brief illness at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, on Tuesday, at the age of 73. Ajimobi in a statement by his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr. Yomi Layinka, on Wednesday, described the death of the APC stalwart as painful and disheartening. The governor who said he received the news of Mama Akande’s death with rude shock, described the deceased as a pride…

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Wednesday, 12 July 2017 15:44

What I discussed with Buhari in London - Osinbajo

Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, said he travelled to London, UK, on Tuesday to see how ailing President Muhammadu Buhari was doing physically. Buhari has been in the UK on medical vacation for over two months. Osinbajo said although he had been speaking with the president over the phone, he thought “it will be a good thing to go and see him and also brief him on developments back at home.” Speaking to State House correspondents ahead of the weekly meeting of the federal cabinet, Osinbajo said, “We had a very good time, we had a good conversation on wide…

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 04:27

Osinbajo meets with Buhari in London, keeps mum

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was in London on Tuesday, spending an hour at the country's High Commission where President Muhammadu Buhari has spent much of the past two months on medical leave. A Reuters reporter saw Osinbajo arrive at Abuja House, the Nigerian High Commission, or embassy, in London, late on Tuesday. He left an hour later without comment. Buhari left Abuja on May 7 and handed over power to his deputy, to allay concerns of a void at the top of Africa's biggest economy. "Osinbajo meeting with President Buhari in London today, and returning to Abuja immediately afterwards," the…

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 04:25

With rising debt, FG says can’t borrow any more

Against the backdrop of the nation’s rising debt profile, Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said the Federal Government must not borrow more to fund its budget. Adeosun said the government should instead raise the money needed by other means, calling into question planned foreign loans of $2bn from lenders like the World Bank, according to Reuters. The government had planned to borrow extensively from overseas to fund a record budget aimed at helping the country spend its way out of its first recession in 25 years. But plans for lenders like the World Bank and the African Development…

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 04:20

Bisi Akande loses wife

Omowunmi, wife of former Governor Bisi Akande of Osun State, is dead. She died yesterday at the University College Hospital in Ibadan. She was aged 73. The cause of death has not been revealed by the family. Omowunmi and Bisi Akande got married 51 years ago, with the marriage blessed with several children. “For about 48 years now that I have gotten married, I am still with my wife,” Akande said in January 2014 at the 70th birthday of Omowunmi. He eulogized his wife as the best woman any man could pray to have. “In our marriage we agreed to…

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